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TDB president K Jayakumar said that pulao and sambar were earlier served at the hill shrine as part of annadanam, which was not appropriate for devotees.
The duo was found sharing sensitive data, including shipbuilding details.
The first prize is Rs 1 crore, subject to a 30 percent tax deduction and the second prize is Rs 30 lakh, and the third prize is Rs 5 lakh.
Congress says CPM pressure to blame; official who conducted probe into death claims BLO was not under work pressure
HC: Inappropriate to entertain writ by interpreting top court’s interim order
The party has previously engaged in Christian outreach programmes as it tries to enhance its electoral strength in the southern state
“The omission to record accurate and meaningful minutes is symptomatic of deeper systemic deficiencies within the institution, and, at its worst, may reflect a deliberate attempt to obscure or conceal irregularities,” the Bench said.
The decision, taken at an all-party meeting, saw all political parties except for the BJP endorse the decision at a meeting that Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan chaired.
In Facebook post on Saturday, BJP former state spokesperson and state secretary M S Kumar alleged that around 70% of those who took loans from the Thiruvithamcore Cooperative Society and 90% of defaulters are from the party
Kerala has eradicated extreme poverty from state, CM Pinarayi Vijayan said in Assembly on the occasion of Kerala Day (Kerala Piravi). The LDF government’s targeted welfare measures lifted over 64,000 families out of distress, marking a historic milestone in social development, the ruling CPI(M) said.
In 2022, the National Medical Commission lifted the 25-year age bar for NEET — a move that proved a boon for Juwana Abdulla
One of the highlights is the increase in the monthly welfare pension from Rs 1,600 to Rs 2,000, benefiting around 49 lakh people in various categories. The increase was part of the LDF’s 2021 Assembly election manifesto.
In 2021, the local self-government department, the nodal agency for implementing the scheme, trained nearly 4 lakh people, including officials, elected representatives and volunteers to identify families facing extreme poverty.
A day after Education Minister and senior CPI(M) leader V Sivankutty defended the decision to join the central scheme, the CPI held its ground, saying that even after a meeting with Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, ‘nothing had changed’.
The CPI(M) government had earlier refused to implement the scheme, and CPI is upset at the shift, calling it a departure from Left principles. Sivankutty said non-implementation would have cost the state Rs 1,500 crore meant for the Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan.
The SIT probing the case took the key accused, Unnikrishnan Potty, to the place where he had taken items from the temple to be gold-plated in 2019
A day after General Education Department Secretary K Vasuki signed the MoU with the Union Ministry, the CPI said the party and other allies were kept in the dark on the crucial matter.
A 10-km chase unfolded after the accused, Abdullah, who hails from Kasaragod, defied police orders near Puttur in Karnataka’s Dakshina Kannada district.
The President reached Pramadam in Pathanamthitta district on an IAF helicopter from Thiruvanananthapuram, where she had stayed at the Raj Bhavan upon her arrival on Tuesday for a four-day visit to the state.
Kerala is experiencing heavy to extremely heavy rainfall, with the IMD issuing red, orange, and yellow warnings for multiple districts including Idukki, Palakkad, Malappuram, and more. Stay updated on rain, thunderstorms, and gusty winds across Kerala and Lakshadweep.
The special investigation team probing the case submitted an interim report before the court
The boy’s death has sparked protests by hundreds of school students, led to suspension of his class teacher and school headmistress
According to Education Minister V Sivankutty, the deputy director of education reported that the removal of the student from class on the grounds of wearing a hijab is a dereliction of duty and a violation of her rights
The body of the man, a native of Kottayam district, was found hanging at a tourist home in Thiruvananthapuram on Thursday evening, a day after he checked in there.
During his grassroots level interaction, ‘culvert sabha’, Suresh Gopi was asked about the raids on Malayalam film stars Mammootty, his son Dulquer Salmaan and Prithviraj Sukumaran.